[NAGDU] new dog

[Joy]

for me, it’s whatever helps the dog do what it is that you want them to do.
If they react to food, then using food rewards makes sense.
But, for me, you need to limit that food reward to teaching a particular skill and taper back.
As I have been told by many trainers, it’s best to use a small amount of kibble and take it from their normal feed then to stack up too much food or sweet treats.
For vickie all I have to do is say that word and she is ready to show it to me.
And trust me, she will negotiate on occasion for a treat. She gets one little tiny treat and she thinks it’s the world.
But the most important part is she shows me that whatever it is that I wanted her to show me every time we go buy it even though she doesn’t get that Treat  on subsequent times. 
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On Mar 13, 2024, at 8:09 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

I was at TSE 2 years ago, and we used food rewards as part of clicker training, which was only a small part of our training.
Tracy


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Hi Richard at all. I'm wondering, does TSE use food reward at all now? I was there in 2007 so I'm sure a lot has changed since then.
Leslie Hamric
Cello and Braille Music Teacher

> On Mar 13, 2024, at 9:36 AM, Richard via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Julie and the list;
> 
> I had my first four four dogs from geb.  I had no specific issues with
> geb but I was dog sitting for a friend who had a dog from tse and was
> very empressed with the dog's behavior.  So you guessed it dog number
> five was from tse.  You may find the harness a bit different.  Also
> practice walking those stairs.  Unlike geb which is basically on one
> floor the school at tse has at least three floors and students lived
> on the third floor.  I think you're going to love class.
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
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